[wildfly-dev] 8.0.0.Alpha3 Released!

Hello Everyone, I am happy to announce the availability of Alpha3, which is available for download in the usual location: wildfly.org/download Some key updates in this release are: • EJB invocations now use HTTP upgrade over port 8080 • This is a major step towards the port reduction initiative we have for WildFly 8 • WildFly can now be ran as a Windows service • Mod_cluster functionality restored • Bean Validation 1.1 now supported with JAX-RS and CDI • Undertow subsystem and integration improvements • Bytecode enhanced entities now supported in JPA • User creation script also supports groups • Initial support for a syslog logging appender For complete details on what is in Alpha3, see the release notes here: https://community.jboss.org/wiki/800Alpha3ReleaseNotes If anyone notices an area I missed, or wishes to add additional notes, feel free to update the wiki entry. Thanks! -- Jason T. Greene WildFly Lead / JBoss EAP Platform Architect JBoss, a division of Red Hat